I kind of took a few months off the blog, but thought I would try to catch you up.
Since my last post things have changed a little. I have not been quite as strict with my diet as a was initially. I am still trying to avoid the processed foods, sugar, gluten...but I am not eating as much raw veggies and I eat meat daily. I haven't been taking my supplements regularly either. I also stopped eating the Budwig Protocol smoothie a little over a month ago. It was just getting to the point where I was having a really hard time drinking it. It's not that it was horrible, it just wasn't that good, and my body was starting to revolt and needed a change. So, usually for breakfast I have a fried egg with sea salt and pepper, maybe a dash of Tabasco here and there. Lunch for a long time was mainly a salad with raw sunflower seeds and avocado. I finally gave up on dressing...because they just don't taste good without sweetener. For dinner I would try to eat basically with the family, with maybe a few alterations. For example, I might have organic meat while theirs is not, or I use gluten free pasta for my spaghetti and regular whole grain for them.
I am not going to tell you that I haven't cheated...I have. I ate some of the girls Halloween candy, I have had a few frozen pizzas, some Spam, and during Thanksgiving time...I ate rolls, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole...yum. I have by no means been perfect at this, but I still feel that I am eating much better than before and am overall, more healthy.
I am finally back in a healthy weight range after losing 20 pounds!! Yay! I always told my husband that I didn't want to change my diet to lose weight, but changing my diet definitely helped me lose weight. Although I have been exercising as well, I really think all that weight came off due to my diet change. I started exercising with a neighbor while my Mom was here, so she watched the girls. After my Mom left, it was harder to go work out with the neighbor because our kid's were just not cooperating with us. (Sorry Neighbor!) Since my husband was now home, he and I started going to the gym 3x a week. This other gym is just easier to take your kids to because they are just behind a half wall. You can see them; they can see you; you can talk to each other without having to stop the workout. Anyway, I got up to running/jogging a 12 minute mile. I was trying to add on to it but we haven't been in awhile. I hope we can get back in there soon.
My hair is growing back in, and it is growing in curly. For a few months I was using the clippers to keep my hair short because I thought that I was going to be losing it again and didn't want the girls, or me, to get excited about the hair, just to watch it fall out again. Then I thought I might as well just let it grow. I have been letting it grow since, I believe, mid to late August, and it is about 2 inches long. I just got my first haircut, which was really just a shape up to help it look more even and lay nicer. I still can't believe it is curly...it is kind of funny.
I am finally scheduled to get another PET scan, so I would really appreciate a few extra prayers. My PET scan is on the morning of Monday, the 10th. I, of course, won't get the results until later that week.
While I pray for, and still would like you all to pray for, complete healing; I just want you to pray that God's will be done. I would love for Him to show His power and awesomeness through ridding me of my cancer! I would love to tell people that only God saved me from this cancer! But I guess I should already be shouting and telling people how God has already saved me...and I am not very good at that. GOD SAVED ME!!! He sent His precious son, Jesus, to die on the cross for MY SINS! Because of this great gift, I have eternal life. He has already saved my eternal life, and that is all that really matters. I only pray that He will allow me to continue this life to be a better witness for Him, and a witness to my daughters...to my friends and family, who don't know Jesus. What kind of friend am I really, if I don't share the Truth!
